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LBtteTS atent No. 76,401, dated April 7,1868.

IMPROVED HAIR-GRIMPER.

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL F. CoNAN'r, of Skowhegan, in the county ofSomerset, and State of Maine, have invented certain Improvements inHair-Crimpers, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accoznpanyingwlrawings, makingpart of this specification, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view,representing a pair of my improved crimpors when closed and applied tothe head in a position for crimping the hair.

Figure 2 is a perspective view ofone of the erimpers when open.

My invention consists in a series of spring-blades pivoted together,between which the hair, in folds, in a, dry or moist state, is securelyconfined until crimped as desired.

T'o enable-others skilled in the art to understand and use my invention,I will proceed to describe the manner in which I have carried it out.

In the said drawings, a series of silver-plated metallic plates, A A,&c.,of the form shown in fig. 2, are

pivoted togetherat a, the metal being carefully tempered, so as topossess suiiicient elasticity to allow of their being'hent (with thefolds of hair between them) down upon each other, in which position theyare retained by a hook or fastening, b, at'the outer extremity of "theupper plate A, catching over'a book, a, on the extremity of the underpl'ateA. These plates serve as springs, the resistance of which, andconsequently their pressure" upon the hair, being increased according asthe number and thickness of the folds are increased. The curvature ofthe under plate, from d to e, is intended to he 111311610 conform tothat of the portion of the head to which the crimper is to be applied,but may be readily bent by the fingers to a difi'erent curvature, to fitmore snugly, if required.

The hair may be moistened previous to being crimped, or it may becrimpedwhen dry or in its natural state; but I prefer to use the crimperwhen the hair is moist, as it may then be drawn more smoothly over theseveral inner plates A, a comb being sometimes used in the operation. Il

The' party whose hair is to be crimped may, with or without the aid of alooking-glass, perform the operation in a very ready and satisfactorymanner, one of the crimpers remaining upon each side of theparting-lineor other portion of the head, until the hair is pressed and bentsuilicie ntly to remain set in the pbsition desired.

As the crimpers are intended to be used in pairs, they are'madesymmetrical-3 that is, one is made specinlly for the, right side of thepart, while the other is made for the left side, the p'ivoted ends beingplaced toward the back of the head.

The front or upper plate A may be of any form desired, and may beornamented, to give the crimper a unique appearance; and the severalplates may be of greater or less width. according to the style ofcrimping desired. 7 p

In the foregoing description I have spoken of the crimpers being made ofmetal, but I find rubber will answer well; consequently I do not limitmyself to any particular materialrand the several plates maybe hingedtogether, so as to be lifted up in a vertical direction, instead ofswinging upon each other horizontally, without departing from the spiritof my invention.

Claim.

What I claim my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, as animprovement in hair-crimpers,- isa The series of spring-plates A A,pivoted together, substantially as described.

SAMUEL F. GONANT;

Witnesses:

W. H. FULLER, B. D. SAVAGE.

